FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
My top 5:
Don Bradman
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath
Greg Chappell
And the 10...
Adam Gilchrist
Keith Miller
Steve Waugh
Alan Davidson
Allan Border/Ricky Ponting (Border for now, Ponting perhaps when his career is done)
My motivation for putting McGrath in the top 5 is simply that, while he might not be Australia's greatest quick ever, you can't place him -far- behind Lillee. If Lillee is a shoo-in for the top 3, McGrath can't be out of the top 5. Miller is a bit stiff to be at number 7, and really you could move any of those guys around easily enough. Warne, Lillee and McGrath are the greatest bowlers Australia has produced, and Bradman, Chappell and Waugh the best batsmen. Miller was comfortably the best all-rounder, but I put him behind Gilchrist because the latter is a pushover for an all-time world XI in my view, while Miller perhaps loses out to Sobers and Imran. Obviously you could put guys like Neil Harvey, Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett in there as well.
And my Australian all-time team, which definately includes McGrath...
Arthur Morris
Matthew Hayden (or Langer, Taylor, Simpson or any number of others in either opening spot)
Don Bradman (c)
Greg Chappell
Steve Waugh
Adam Gilchrist (k)
Keith Miller
Alan Davidson
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath
The only hard pick are the openers for me. Hayden's probably done enough now to cement his place there, but there's some others that deserve consideration as well.
Don Bradman
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath
Greg Chappell
And the 10...
Adam Gilchrist
Keith Miller
Steve Waugh
Alan Davidson
Allan Border/Ricky Ponting (Border for now, Ponting perhaps when his career is done)
My motivation for putting McGrath in the top 5 is simply that, while he might not be Australia's greatest quick ever, you can't place him -far- behind Lillee. If Lillee is a shoo-in for the top 3, McGrath can't be out of the top 5. Miller is a bit stiff to be at number 7, and really you could move any of those guys around easily enough. Warne, Lillee and McGrath are the greatest bowlers Australia has produced, and Bradman, Chappell and Waugh the best batsmen. Miller was comfortably the best all-rounder, but I put him behind Gilchrist because the latter is a pushover for an all-time world XI in my view, while Miller perhaps loses out to Sobers and Imran. Obviously you could put guys like Neil Harvey, Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett in there as well.
And my Australian all-time team, which definately includes McGrath...
Arthur Morris
Matthew Hayden (or Langer, Taylor, Simpson or any number of others in either opening spot)
Don Bradman (c)
Greg Chappell
Steve Waugh
Adam Gilchrist (k)
Keith Miller
Alan Davidson
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath
The only hard pick are the openers for me. Hayden's probably done enough now to cement his place there, but there's some others that deserve consideration as well.